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F. BORNEMANN. OOMBINEDSTOOL AND GOAL REGEPTAGLE.

No. 482,912. Patented Sept. 20, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

FREDERICK BORNEMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED STOOL AND COAL-RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 482,912, datedSeptember 20, 1892.

Application filed December 11, 1891. Serial No. 414,686. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, FREDERICK BORNEMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Stooland Coal-Receptacle; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable othersskilled in the, art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in a combined stool and coalreceptacle; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofthe same, whereby the receptacle isolates the fuel or other articlesplaced therein, as well as serving as a stool, all as will behereinafter more fully explained, and particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate myinvention, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of mycombined stool and fuel-receptacle; and Fig. 2 is a side view, partly insection, of the same.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates thereceptacle, which is composedof the vertical side pieces a a and a rearpiece 19, the floor or bottom 0, and the front piece 01, a hinged orremovable cover or top 6, and an oblique partition-board f, andpreferably provided with casters g. This oblique board forms to anextent a false bottom for the receptacle, and the same slants downwardlyand rearwardly to a point h, between which point or edge of the boardaforesaid and the rear wall of the receptacle is an opening i,communicating with the spacej below said board, thus providing a chutefor the fuel placed within the receptacle and forcing said fuelrearwardly and upon the floorinthe rear of the space The front wall ofthis receptacle and below the slantingfalse bottom is provided with anopening 10', whereby the contents of the receptacle is accessible. Thisopening is provided with a door Z, hinged to the inside of thereceptacle, as at m, and at the top of the opening and opening inwardly,the same having on its outer face a handle n, by which the door isopened, and by the same handle the :receptacle can be moved from placeto place. On the front of the receptacle is a spring-catch 0, whichreceives the stem or handle of a shovel p, that can be used in removingfuel from the receptacle.

It will be seen from the above description and by reference to theannexed drawings that the fuel is fed from the space above the inclinedfloor to the mouth of the lower space and on the bottom of thereceptacle, Where access can be had thereto through the opening in thefront wall. The cover of the receptacle, being upholstered, serves as aseat, and the door as arranged forces, when being opened, any fuelrearwardly that may drop near the opening from the shovel.

A device as herein constructed can be used for other purposes thanfuel-for instance, potatoes, sugar, 850., can be put therein-and thedoor prevents rats or mice from entering the receptacle, and it issimple in operation, durable as well as ornamental, and at the same timecheap .to manufacture.

What I claim is- In a fuel-box, the improved box A, having the inclinedpartitionf, and the door Z, hinged at Mon the inner face of the frontwall and provided with the handle a, said door serving the doublepurpose of closing the opening 70 and forcing the fuel rearw ardlytherefrom when pushed inwardly, thereby keeping the floor near the frontopening clear of fuel, the handle also serving the twofold purpose ofoperating the door and moving the box from one place to another, all asshown and described.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK BORNEMANN;

Witnesses:

CAPER J. OLEAVER, JAMES A. MCDOWELL.

